Thanks Rich, that is good news.

I have often referred to Mr. Sockalingam "Sam" Kannappan's previous editions of this book. I reached up and pulled down one of my copies when I read Rich's posting and I find that it is STILL good reading. A new updated edition (more than 20 years after the first edition) will certainly be welcome.

On my book shelf I have:

Introduction to pipe stress analysis
by Sam Kannappan
Publisher: Malabar, Fla. : Krieger Pub. Co., 1992.

Introduction to pipe stress analysis
by Sam Kannappan
Publisher: New York : Wiley, 1986.

Regards, John.